East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 Frost Dates
When can you plant in East Stroudsburg, PA?
Around 05/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 251 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/08, about 154 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts East Stroudsburg in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in East Stroudsburg before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How East Stroudsburg compares
East Stroudsburg's growing season runs about 154 days, ranking 34,249 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 1,860 of 2,088.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and East Stroudsburg's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around East Stroudsburg's dates instead of trusting one.